SS Hjejlen (Danish for The Golden Plover) is the world's oldest coal burning operational paddle steamers,[1] built in 1861 by Baumgarten & Burmeister, commissioned by a group of citizens headed by paper manufacturer Michael Drewsen.[2] She is used to carry tourists between Silkeborg and Himmelbjerget, but in 1932 she also became a public mail boat.[3]
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^"Hjejlen fylder 150 år" (in Danish). Hjejlen committee. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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SSHjejlen (Danish for The Golden Plover) is the world's oldest coal burning operational paddle steamers, built in 1861 by Baumgarten & Burmeister, commissioned...
steamboats. A few historical steamboats are still in operation, like the SSHjejlen from 1861 at Silkeborg. There is a 160 km natural canal through the shallow...
Lago di Mezzola, where it sank due to neglect in 2010.[citation needed] SSHjejlen has been operation with the same company since she was built in 1861....
water-levels in the Gudenå, the longest Danish river, led to fears that the SSHjejlen would run aground. Because of the drought, farmers experienced a significantly...
Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013. "Hjejlen". National Bank of Denmark. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on...
Gunboat & Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2016. "Hjejlen". Hjejlen society. Retrieved 13 August 2019. "Name Mayflower | National Historic...
of the original boats are still in operation in a few places, such as Hjejlen. Built in 1861, this steamboat is running second to the Norwegian Skibladner...
"Greenock". Glasgow Herald. No. 6784. Glasgow. 9 October 1861. "Launch of the S.S. China". Glasgow Herald. No. 6784. Glasgow. 9 October 1861. "Launch of the...
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